We found recently, on a bottom shelf in the reference area, bound editions of the Hernando Today. Coverage runs form Nov 1987 to Dec 1988. Obits are being indexed.
Interesting to read about what was happening in the county at the time. The November 11th, 1987 issue features an announcement by the BOCC that the library would start allowing patrons to call in holds via telephone- they would be allowed a single hold request, and only if they knew the author and title. This was a compromise between the library director, who believed that the library didn't have enough manpower (2 people at the circulation desk without automation), and the Friends of the Library, who wanted to accommodate seniors who couldn't visit the library every day or wait in long lines.
This was before computers were installed to speed up the process; at the time of the article, a "county wide computer system" was in the works.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
New titles added to newspapers.com
Newspapers. com, which is available to library card holders from the library's website, has added 450 more papers from 15 states and 3...
-
Sometimes information about our ancestors can come from places where we'd rather not find it, such as arrest and prison records. This ...
-
The Soldiers and Sailors Database maintained on the National Park Service website contains the records of six million men who served both...
-
Records encountered when doing genealogical research often include abbreviations. Family History Daily published this list of abbreviatio...
No comments:
Post a Comment